Municipal Court judge candidate, Gretchen DeBacker was
removed from ten guardianship cases for not filing mandatory reports on time.
Her duty as a guardian was to look after the affairs of those who a judge had
already deemed incompetent. She was removed from the ten cases over a five-year
time span. DeBacker is running in the general election as a democratic judge. Currently,
the position is filled by Joshua Lanzinger a Republican appointed to the position. The election will
take place on November 5. When asked about being removed from the ten cases
DeBacker acknowledged her mistakes, "“It wasn’t anything to hurt the
clients. It was simply my failure to show the status of my work to the court.
Probate Court is not my regular or main area of practice. It’s not an excuse
it’s simply an explanation.” DeBacker does not have a disciplinary
record.